Soap container



J. F. MURPHY SOAP CONTAINER Oct. 7, 1952 Filed April 11, 1950 INVENTOR JOHN F. MURPHY ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 7, 1952 v NITED m "PATENT ."soArcoNTAiNs a John Murphy, Nashua, N."H.;

ap ufc u 'ssri 1 1, 1950, SierialiN Claims. (01; 244) cess-soap lather and moisture from a bar" of soap where it is placed'in'the dispenser. i

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide an improvedsoap holder and dispenser which includes a sponge arranged to automatically remove excess soap lather and moisture from a bar of soap when it is placedin the dispenser, the device involving only a few parts, being inexpensive to manufacture, being neat. in appearance, and sturdy in construction.

, Further objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent from the following description and claims,'and from the accompanying drawingswherein: I

Figure 1 is a' front elevational view of animproved soap holder and dispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing a bar of soap operatively supported in the tray portion thereof. a

Figurez is a vertical cross sectional view taken transversely through the improved soap holder and dispenser of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of. the improved soap holder and dispenser of Figures 1 and 2.

Referring to the drawings, l l designates a rear supporting block which may be rectangular in shape as shown, said block being adapted to be secured to a bathroom wall or other supporting surface, as by means of aplurality of fasteners such as shown at I2. Secured to the block H is a plate member l3 of suitable material, such as sheet metal or the like, said plate member having a downwardly and forwardly inclined lower portion 14 which is formed with the longitudinal upstanding side marginal flanges l5, l5. Secured at 16 to the underside of the member 14 is a downwardly and forwardly extending spring bar [1 formed at its forward portion with an upstanding reversely bent loop portion l8 and terminating in a downwardly and forwardly extending flange 19. The upstanding loop portion l8 extends upwardly past the front marginal edge of the member l4 and acts as a stop or barrier, supporting a bar of soap 20 on the tray defined by member M. To release the bar of soap, it-is merely necessary to press the'barrier element I8 downwardly by means of the'finge'r tabs l9 as shown in dottedview in Fig'ure-2,- allowing the bar of member l4."

soap 2O to slide forwardly-cit the I Securedto-the side marginal portions of the plate member I 3 are vertical barmembers 21, 21 and secured to the lower ends of these barm'embers 2| are forwardly projecting bar members 22, '22. Seouredto the forwardendsofthe bar members 22 arerespective upstanding vertical bar members 23, 23, and removably carriedbejtween the front bar members 23 and the-rear bar members 2! is arectangular sponge 2:2; The sponge 24 istr'ansversely positioned over the-inclined tray element It, and said sponge is formed with a vertical slot- 25 which overlies the upper portion of the tray element. -The vertical slot 25 is of a width sufficient to'allow the passage therethrough" of a bar of soap when the'bar is forced downwardly through the slot, and=to facilitate the --ihsertion of such a bar of soap, th'e top-surface of the sponge is recessed around said slot, as shownat 26;

In using the device, the bar of soap is passed through" the sponge, and the spongeautomati cally clears the bar of soap' of all excess lather and moisture, as the bar is squeezed through the slot '25. The sponge 24 is held ,fir nly ;,wedged between the respective pairs of bars 21, 23' and-is supported by the horizontal forwardly, projecting bar 22. The sponge may be removed, whenever it is desired to rinse or clean the sponge, merely by forcing it upwardly out of engagement with the vertical bars 2|, 23, and in the same manner the sponge may be utilized for cleaning the holder and for general cleaning purposes whenever required. The bar of soap is normally supported on the tray member I4, after it has been passed through the sponge, and is available for use by merely depressing the flange l9, as above de-' scribed.

Although a specific embodiment of an improved soap container and dispenser has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A soap container of the character described comprising a support, a sponge secured in said support, said sponge being formed with a vertical slot extending completely therethrough through which a bar of soap may be passed, and an inclined tray carried by said support below said spronge and arranged to receive said bar.

2. A soap container comprising a support, a sponge secured in said support, said sponge being formed with a vertical slotextending completely therethrough through which a bar of soap may be passed, an inclined chute member carried by said support below said sponge and arranged to receive said bar, and a movable upstanding stop flange carried by said chute member at its forward margin.

3. A soap container comprising a support, a spflnge Secured in said support, said'sponge being formed with a vertical slot extending completely therethrough through which a bar ofv soap may be passed, an inclined chute member carried by said support below said sponge'and arranged to receive said bar, a leaf spring secured tothe underside of said chute member, and an upstanding flange element carried by said leaf spring at the forward margin of said'chute member.

4. A soap container comprising a support, respective U-shaped brackets secured to the support at the side marginal portions thereof, a rectangular sponge wedgingly andremovably secured in said brackets in transversely extending position with respectto said support, said sponge being formed with a'vertical slot extending completely therethrough at its intermediate portion through which a bar of soap may be passed, and a downwardly and forwardly inclined tray carried by saidsupport below said spongeand arranged to receive said bar, said tray being provided with a downwardly movable stop flange at its forward margin.

5. In a device of the character described, asupport, -a pair of spaced parallel U-shaped brackets secured tosaid support, and a rectangular sponge wedgingly and removably positioned in said U- ,shaped brackets whereby the sponge maybe removed for rinsing or for use in cleaning by forcing itupwardlyout of the brackets, said sponge being formed with a vertical slot at its intermediate portion extending completely therethrough through which a bar of soap may be passed, said slot being arranged to wipe excess .moisture and the like from the surface of the bar of soap. when said bar is passed, completely throughthe slot.

Ina aeviee of the character described, a

.vertical, plate member, respective forwardly extending rigidU-shaped brackets secured to the side margins of said plate member, a rectangular sponge wedgingly positioned in said U-shaped brackets, said sponge being formed with a verti cal slot extending completely therethrough at its intermediate portion between said brackets, said slot being parallel to said plate member and being arranged to wipe excess moisture and the like from a bar of soap when said bar is forced downwardly completely through said slot, and a downwardly and forwardly inclined tray secured to the plate member below said sponge and arranged to receive said bar.

7. In a device of the character described, a vertical plate member, respective forwardly extending rigid U-shaped brackets secured to the side margins of said plate", member, a rectangular sponge wedgingly positioned in said U-shaped brackets, said sponge being formed with a vertical slot extending completely therethrough at its intermediate portion between said brackets, said slot being parallel torsaid plate member and being arranged to wipe excess moisture and the like from a bar of soap when said bar is forced downwardly completely through said slot, a downwardly and forwardly inclined tray secured to the plate member below said sponge and arranged to receive said bar,'a" downwardly movable stop member at the forward marginv of said tray, and spring means connecting said stop member to said tray and biasing the stop membertoward upstanding position at the forward margin of the tray. I r

JOHN F. MURPHY.

REFERENCES cI'rEn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Apr. 24, 1935 

